OPINION (CBN) – It’s a phone call no parent ever wants to receive. “There has been an accident involving your child. Please come to the hospital immediately.” Not only did Joyce Smith receive this fateful message on a frigid January 2015 day, but upon her arrival to the medical center she discovered her son John had not had a pulse for 45 minutes. Furthermore, the medical staff was only waiting for her before declaring his drowning death at the tender age of 14.

But as John Smith lay lifeless, Joyce refused to give up. Her steadfast belief in God and fervent prayers in this tragic moment somehow delivered her son back to life after being dead for more than an hour. In doing so, John had just defied every scientific prognosis in history. Remarkably, he eventually made a full recovery and returned to a normal life. READ MORE


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